Mar 26 2007
45 Things In 450 Days
I'm currently taking part in something called 101 Things in 1001 Days on another blog of mine which so far is alot of fun. As I was making the list for that I thought of alot of things I wanted to do with the kids so I decided to make our own homeschooling version of it (less items and less days of course).
This is just something for us to have fun with and kind of keep me on my toes with our homeschooling. I'll update or cross things off as we go.
Some of these are things just for me to do but I’ve tried to make most of them things myself and the kids can do together. For the things where the goal is monthly I have just rounded 450 days up to 15 months to make it easier.
1. Do something related to homeschooling everyday. So far so good
2. Learn another language.
3. Read about each World Religion.
4. Learn how to make paper.
5. Visit an older cemetery and research its history.
6. Go to a parade or street fair.
7. Visit a Farmer’s Market and make something from at least 1 thing we bought. We bought zucchini and made yummy bread.
8. Read 2 books on a subject we know very little about.
9. Visit 5 places of interest in NM. (1/5) Salinas Missions,
10. Read a book by one new author each month. (0/15)
11. Each create a list of our favorite 50 books.
12. Discover 5 new poets each.
13. Read at least 25 new books each.
14. Attend a play.
15. Re-learn (or for some learn) all the US Capitols.
16. Visit a planetarium.
17. Make ice cream using ice cream ball.
18. Stand on the edge of and look over Hoover Dam.
19. Go letterboxing.
20. Go to three book readings. (0/3)
21. Attend a musical.
22. Participate in Tomatosphere project and plant our own veggies. *Results have been sent in. No tomatoes grew again this year though*
23. Go apple picking.
24. Visit the Holocaust Museum.
25. Go on a least 1 field trip a month. (1/15) Salinas Missions,
26. Write a letter to an author.
27. Write letters to kids with cancer in hospitals.
28. Send a book to a random address with no return addy.
29. Write consistantly to a penpal or friend.
30. Use our henna kit for henna tattoos.
31. Compliment 1 person a day for a week.
32. Do one random act of kindness per week for a month
33. Visit someplace that is supposedly haunted.
34. Attend a sporting event. *The kids and I went to an Isotopes (baseball) game together in May*
35. Go to a free concert.
36. Make a list of museums, zoos, parks, etc. and visit at least 5 of them. (0/5)
37. Teach kids to cook one dish for each meal (breakfast, lunch, & dinner)
38. No TV for a week. (0/7)
39. Go bowling.
40. Give homemade Christmas gifts to family members
41. Ride the RailRunner at least twice. (0/2)
42. Make a loaf of bread from scratch without using a bread machine.
43. Watch 10 documentaries with the kids. (0/10)
44. Participate with the kids in at least 1 protest or support event.
45. Raise Praying Mantis' and Caterpillar to adulthood in habitats we bought. *We raised nine butterflies to adulthood successfully but the praying mantis had to be released as young ones much to our sadness*
*started on 04/13/08*
